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Mountain Rescue!

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• By estimating the eastings and northings to within 1/10 of the grid interval you can give a 6-figure grid reference that is accurate to within 100 metres on the ground.

Six figure Grid References

See:http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/resources/maps-and-geographic-resources/the-national-grid.html

• Help you to pinpoint locations• Remember – ‘along the corridor and up the

stairs’ • The first three figures are ‘eastings’ and you

read these from left to right or eastwards• The second set of three figures is the

‘northings’ and you read these in a northerly direction.

Six figure grid references

Read eastings eastwards Read northings northwards

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Reading a six figure Grid Reference

eastings

Easting 328

Grid Reference: NY 328 088

The first set of figures are the eastings (328)

The second set of figures are the northings (088)

Figures on the map showing numbers 30, 31, 32, 33 are eastings

Start at easting 32 go 8/10 of the way along the distance between 32 and 33 to find 328

Start at northing 08 and go northwards 8/10 of the distance to 09 to find 088

northing 088

northings

See: http://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/resources/maps-and-geographic-resources/the-national-grid.html

Use the right scale map to show start and finish

Injured climber

HQ Mountain Rescue Centre